1989 Challenge Cup

1989 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration

6 Rounds

Winners

Runners-up

< 1988	Seasons	1990 >

The 1989 Challenge Cup was the 88th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Wigan and St Helens at Wembley. Wigan won the match 27–0.

Semi finals

11 March 1989

St Helens	16 – 14	Widnes
Try: Quirk (2), Bloor Goal: Loughlin (2)	Report	Try: Wright, D. Hulme Goal: Currier (3)

Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 17,119

25 March 1989

Wigan	13 – 6	Warrington
Try: Lydon, Edwards Goal: Lydon (2) Drop goal: Lydon	Report	Goal: Woods (3)

Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 26,529

Final

29 April 1989

Wigan	27 – 0	St Helens
Try: K. Iro (2), Hanley, Gregory, Hampson Goal: Lydon (3) Drop goal: Gregory	Report

Wembley, London
Attendance: 78,000
Man of the Match: Ellery Hanley^[1]


FB	1	Steve Hampson
RW	2	Tony Iro
RC	3	Kevin Iro
LC	4	Dean Bell
LW	5	Joe Lydon
SO	6	Shaun Edwards
SH	7	Andy Gregory
PR	8	Ian Lucas
HK	9	Nicky Kiss
PR	10	Adrian Shelford
SR	11	Andy Platt
SR	12	Ian Potter
LF	13	Ellery Hanley (c)
Substitutions:
IC	14	Denis Betts
IC	15	Andy Goodway
Coach:
Graham Lowe


FB	1	Gary Connolly
RW	2	Mike O'Connor
RC	3	Phil Veivers
LC	4	Paul Loughlin
LW	5	Les Quirk
SO	6	Shane Cooper
SH	7	Neil Holding
PR	8	Tony Burke
HK	9	Paul Groves
PR	10	Paul Forber
SR	11	Bernard Dwyer
SR	12	Roy Haggerty
LF	13	Paul Vautin (c)
Substitutions:
IC	14	Darren Bloor
IC	15	Stuart Evans
Coach:
Alex Murphy

References

↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (1 May 1989). "A mess for Murphy to stew in". The Guardian (London). p. 18.

External links

Challenge Cup official website
Challenge Cup 1988/89 results at Rugby League Project

Challenge Cup

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